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RAIiEIG-H, N. C.vc WEDJETESDAY, JtJKE 12, 1901 ? - :. .: n' v -: Wo. 171 - I Ml 1 The President Savs Two? Are -: Enough for Him. .' . Y t MAKES A STATEMENT He Wishes to Retire to Pri vate Life at the End of His Present Term Mrs. ;Mc Kiniey of the Same Mind Washington, June 11. President Mc Kinley will not be a candidate for a third term under any consideration. The recent revival "of the suggestion that he might stand for re-election to the Presidency led to an official announce ment this morning in which Mr. McKin- ley effectually sets a rest all specula lion upon this sub j eei by declaring that he will retire from -public office at the expiration of his second term. The President has been considering the advisability of making this state ment for several days; in fact, ever s-iucG Senator Depew came out in an interview in which" he advocated a third term, and Itepresentativa Grosyenor stated -that the time was ripe in the case of President McKinley for break ing the precedent so long established The ccstion in the mind of the Presi den; upon this matter, it is said, was rot as to whether it. would be advisable to accept a third nomination if 'it should be tendered him, but as to whether r$r not it would bp well at this time toigive any attention to the third terni talk suf ficient even to deny any alleged asijira? lion "or inclination to -succeed himself His mind has been made un and a d--. cision reached upon that subject for. a long time, and it is said that he never entertained any thought of being a can didate fora third, term. Whep te suggestion was taken up that be was apparently seriously consid ered, by such close and prominent friends of th administration' as Senator Depew, KepresentatrVe Grosvenor ' and others, the President determined that, the $ime was athandySor puttrngan end fo the discussion, lie. mentioned the matter to the members of the cabinet and they agreed -with?., hi ni that the best course to pursue would -be to issue a formal ftatenient definitely setting forth his position and his vieM-s. The matter was spoken of last night when six of the members of the cabinet were at the White House and it was the chief topic at the meeting held today. Shortly before the cabinet adjourned Twelve Men Perish in Port Royal Coal Mine FIRE STILL RAGING Several Men Fatally Injured. Rescuing Party Forced to Abandon the Search for the Entombed Miners Jacob's Creek, Pa., June 11. It is not ft-t known how many deaths have been rai:sed bjr the disastrous mine explosion b hkh occurred last evening in the Port Ivoyal colliery of the Pittsburg Coal ""Qjpany, six miles east of West New ; n. There are fears that the list will I " a long one. Twelve men are missing Hr;cl are supposed to have perished in the unlit. Several workmen are fatally hurt. The twelve men missing and supposed h !p dead are: Frank Davenport, aged 5s. married, one child; Anton Stj-cket, Bs. married, one child; John Peebles, 40, f" a tried, two children; Jeremiah Daily, single; William McCune, superintend ent ff mines of the Pittsburg Coal Com- Pa.u- between West Newton and. Eureka ;j Vi!;iam Allison, superintendent of. sev- I mines, below West .Newton; .Dennis ard!ey, pit boss of Port Koyal- mines; -Midiael Roy, pit boss at Euclid, .mines J iohn Keck,- pit boss at DarrVrnines; jHtt-r MeCanlo, boss driver at Port lirjyal mine No. 1: Bernard Ball "loader 7'S destroyed and fatally burned;. Fritz ivrueter, miner, both eyes destroyed and lataHy burned; W. Harry Beveridge, "i.icliiDist, both arms broken and fatally i'rned. . About 7 T-,:n: rr-.. - . '"strict; Iennis Worley, pit boss .I f; mnl Michael Roy, foreman of thT' Vw 5tl1 twenty-five men, went down "p , . -N- 1. which is just opposite the aif imore & Ohio side of the Tirer. tbree' hours after the 'rescue I ,-v .nad been in the mine two mor H '.obioas Trere heard-and t was ,fcaed n Ul l i ort Itoyal mine rso. 2; an unknovn. Those known to be injured are: Arthur s:nnh. pit boss at-Smith ton mines.-both today the . following . statement, signed vy ine iresiaent. was issued: "I regret that the suggest:on of the third term' has"' "been made. I' doubt whether I am called upon to give it no tice, but there are now (juestioiis of thft gravest importance before the adminis tration and . the country, and their just consideration should, not' he prejudiced in. the public mind by evenVthe suspicion of the thought of a third term. In view; therefore; of the reii-cration of the sug gestion of it, JL.will say, now, once for all, expressing a settled conviction, that I not only am .not and,, will, not be a candidate for a third, term, but would not accept a nomination for; it if it was tendered .me.'7."My;pnlyvambition is to serve through ,my second", term to the acceptance of my countrymen whose generous confidence- I so deeply apprer date, and ,hen with them do my duty iu the ranks of private citizenship." The, President " is said to have long held to the opinion that if a third tea-m in the White House was refused by "Washington and Jefferson and denied to Grant, no other incumbent of the office should aspire to that honor and dis tinction.1 Again, if there were no other considerations of propriety and prudence in the case, consideration tor Mrs. Mc Kiuley's wishes, it is said, would prevent the President from entertaining the sug gestion. "While she . enjoys the honor which her husband has won, it is well Known by her intimate f rieuds that she has for a long time, looked forward, to the time when Mr. -.McKinley would re tire from uublic life and they could re turn to their pleasant little home in tan ton to spend the rest of their days aui etly. " ' -; . - Mrs. McKinley, is naturally much de voted to her home- and home surround ings, and when -fi third term was first : mentioned to her she declared emphat ically against such a course. During the President's recent trip before Mrs. McKinley was " taken seriously ill. the 'subject of a third term ywas mentioned to her and she. replied that it was her greatest desire. to return to, Canton and live quietly and unostentatiously after the close of ' the President's ' present term. - ' ' " " . Secretaries -Hay and .Root were ab sent from the cabinet meeting today, both being qnt of town, but they were advised of, the 'President's feelings in this matter and 'endorsed the idea of 'making a statement. " t '.Only minor departmental matters were considered at the cabinet meeting today afteV the decision was reached to issue the . bird term statement. The aues tions arising over the Philippines, Cuba and China were not touched upon owing to the' absence of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of State. Jai What Hanna Sxpeeted Cleveland. Hub? ll-'Iti-7iust what I expected the President would say if hev sai'djfiny thing at all on the subject," was, thte comment of Senator Hanna to day wlien he read President McKinley's statement in reference to a third term. "I have never exchanged one word with the President coneerning the matter," he continued, "and have considered all the. talk bearing on the subject as pre trfattire. According to my judgment it is tw early to disuss presidential plans for the next term." - - that all of these men had met death, but at 4 o'clock this morning some members of the rescuing party came out of t,he mine. They said that the black damp made search imimssible and they gave up A hope of finding any of the missing alive. W illiam McCune s hat and a couple of hjs letters were foundj and it is sup posed that he perished in one of the ex plosions that occurred after the rescuers-entered the mine. ' Harry Beveridge, of the first rescuing party, was brought up severely burned around the back and had both arms broken. He cannot recover. Frank, Stratton, almost suffocated, was brought to the 'surface by the efforts of A. W. Sweeney, an office man. The cause of the explosion is not known. When the day shift- quit work at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a re port was made that there was a squeeze in entry No. 21. A squeeze is caused by the retaining timbers giving way and allowing the passage-way, to collapse. The night shift went to work at the usual time, and a gang composed of Davenport, Sticket, Peebles,, , Daly, John Stacho and LaAvrence Zettler went down into the mine to repair the squeeze. Entrj' No.' 21" is nearly two miles from the mouth of No. ; 1 Port Royal mine, and about the time' the repair gang ; is supposed to have reached the entry the explosion occurred. - Port Royal is on -the bank of the Youarhiogeny river, forty miles south east of Pittsburg, and the mines extend under the river bed. . Seven years ago there was a disastrous explosion there and the mine caught fire.. , It was neces sary to fiH it. wjtfi: water. , to finally quench the flames. To do this a hole was drilled from, tne Dea or tne river. This is now closed only with a plug which was arranged for such an emer- jrencv as the present, and to drown ut the fire all that -is necessary is to tr.ke out the plug and the water of the Youg hiogeny will " rush in; but this will not he resorted to' until all the men in cbe mine have been recovered or knjvvn to hi beyond , rescue. , . '. : . .'is i : Greensboro Graded Schools . . - - v ' ; '- - ' Z Greensboro, N. CM June ll.-Special. The board of education met last night and re-elected Prof G. A. Grimsley su l)erintendent pf the city schools. The following principals and teachers were elected: " -. - Lindsay Street School Mr. W. B. Stone, of this city, principal; Mr. Swift, of Chapel Hill, principal of the gram mar school; teachers, Misses Mary Ap plewhite, Annie Mebane, Annie Pitt man, Sallie Davis, Margaret Gannon. Lizzie Lindsay, Mary Tinnin, Vivian Shober, Elsie VWeatherly, Annie White and Rosa Abbott. ; w Asheboro Street , School Mr. Walter Thompson, principal; teachers, Mr. Lee T. Blair, Misses " Marietta ' Stockard, Hattie Eldridge. Anna Michaux, Min nie Reid, Lucy. Coffin and Cora Cox. TEACHERS AT THE SEASHORE Attendance UnuuaUy Large at the Opening Session oftfhe Assembly Wrightsville,iN. C., June 11. Spe cial. Tonight at 8:30 o'clock the eigh teenth annual meeting of the North Car olina Teachers Assembly heki its first 'session in the- large auditorium - of the Seashore Hotel with PrOf. J. Allen Holt and Hon. C. H. Mebane occupying the president's and secretary's chairs, re spectively. . , v , r v An unusually large number' of teach ers were present to enjoy the address r of welcome by Mr. J. J. Blair, sunerin tendent of the Wilmington public schools. In behalf of the teachers Prof. Collier Cobb, of the University of North Carolina, responded to the address of welcome in a very appropriate way and assured the Wilmington and Wrights--ville hosts tVnt the stay of a few davs by . the seashore could be nothing save one of pleasure. v ," At 9 o'clock Prof. George W. Holmes of the University of North Carolin Cad dressed the Asssembly upon the subject: "The Use and Abuse of Our Resources." The lecture was illustrated and was de cidedly interesting' and instructive. Af ter Prof. Holmes' address , the Assem bly spent an hour in a social way, much to the enjoyment of all the teachers and friends present. . - i ; The opening of the present session is decidedly larger than that of any.dur? ing the past few years, and Indications point to a meeting of unusual profit and pleasure. j... - r , ; A great number of the leading educa tors of the State are to take part in the carefully rnned program, and the meetings bid fair to be especially - in structive and helpful." Indicted Army Officer Turns ' State's Evidence . : ; GIVES MONEY BACK Two Other Officers Will Get Terms in Prison for Swind ling the Government How They Worked Jt v- Manila,' June 11. Surgeon Dudley W. Welch, of the Forty-third volunteer in fantry, presented a surprise at the court martial yesterday by -turning state's evi dence and giving testimony incriminat ing Capt. Michael Spellman ' and Lieut. Delbert R. Jones. 1 ' The court-martial had begun the trial of the three men who were stationed with the Forty-third volunteer infantry in southern Leyte on . charges of trading in. permits to ship hemp from closed ports. "''' ' '' , , i ' ; " :.,' It is probable that, on the strentN of Surgeon Welch's evidence, Capt. ell man and Lieut. Jones will receive terms of imprisonment. Surgeon Welch, who appears to have been the tool -of the oth ers in the hemp transactions has re turned to the government $l,00O his share of the spoils. ' ', .. The. evidence taken at tiie session of the court-martial disclosed the fact that the value of . ithe hemp cleared "'from' Maasin during the past six months was' about 500,000. The officers .indicted levied half a peso- on each flicul of rice entering insurgent territory, - while steamers, schooners and baucas trading with closed ports in Malithog Bay paid from 30 to 500 pesos, ajtrding to -their tonnage. , , ' t .' - Captain Spellman," the accused officer, was formerly a major in the Sixty-ninth New. York regiment, and had served as a New York harbor commissioner. The presidente of Maasin "ind a. go-between inlthe transactions, who is connected with a Spanish, firm, have been placed under arrest by the American authori ties. ' ". ' , ' Legislating fr Filipino ; Manila, ' June ll.-rTho -' Philippine Commission today pasaed the new judi ciary bill, . omitting sectio'n .27 and niak ing other minbr changes. Section 04 was not changed ybecauW ther incproorar tion of Manila' is nearly; comtxletied.,, Mr.'Taft stated ,'ithat itwiOHld be nec essary; to study the effect of the new code on Americans and - foreigners as well as Filipino. Large capital for the development of1 4hd country, he. said, can only )be attracted by tne impartiality and integrity of the judiciary. ' Judge Taft scored the ; Filipino . press for their injudicious utterances in" "', re gard to these matters and . for not no preciating the efforts of the-Commis-sion. " -v ' , Civil government has been, orrranizea in the provinces of Cayite and "Nueva Edja. The capitars are , respectively Cavite and , San Isidro. The provinces of Manila and Morong have been amal gamated. " The appointments "of. the various civil officials have not yet beep announced. : I IS HEET r :vThe following program Is announced for tomorrow: 9:30 n. ni. Devotional Exercises. Report of Committee on Course in English and ' literature. (Committee appointed by the President, 1900). , P. P. Claxton, chairman, .State Nor mal and Industrial College. V W. T. Whitsett. Whitsett Institute. f WJiitsett. N. C. Miss Margaret Haliburtou, Asheville, B. F. Sledd, Wake Forest College, Wake Forest N. C. K. L. Middleton, Cary High School, Cary.N. C. . . ' . ' : G. A Grimsley, Greensboro, Graded Schools. . . . .. ;; It, V. Anderson, Trinity Park High School. ; J. A. Bivins, Charlotte Graded Schools. - . J.' T.. Alderman, Jlenderson Graded Shools. ?..:: ' ' .' ' - General Discussion. 10:30 fl- m. "How can interest be aroused in the study of History in North Carolina?" Justice Walter Clark, of the Supreme Court of N. C: General Discussion. Led by ' Dr: Chas.: C. Weaver, Presi dent Rutherford College. 120 p. m."The influence of Presi dent Elliot on American Education." Dr. W; I. Few, trinity College. 15:45 p; m. "Dr. Arrfold of Rugby." Prof. J. F. Bivins, trinity Park High School. .y.;; :':. r p. m. Annual Addss by the Presi dent of the Assembly. - . ' Large Gathering of Southern Men in Philadelphia v ' j -. 'r.;. :; jA' : - Governor Stone Mentions Things Worth ' Thinking AboutPresident Hargrave Says Much invLittIe - Philadelphia, June 11. The first meet ing of the Southern Industrial Associa tion ever held north of the Mason and Dixon line . was- called to order , here at 11 o'clock - today in Horticultural Hall. Owing to the; delay of two trains there were less than three hundred delegates present when H. H. Hargrave of Misr sissippi, president-of . the. association, rapped for order. , " . , t Governor Stone of Pennsylvania made the . first address of welcome. He said that there was only one . time in the his tory . of Pennsylvania when Southerners had1 not been gladl.v received," but that they, could not deny that the reception at Gettysburg was .a warm one. Continu ing, the governor said: "We of the North recognize in the Southern States the best business' missionary district of the world. You .people need .to wake up, however. .Last year you exported raw cotton to the value of $300,000,000. You let England ship it back to you iif manu factured goods and charge you $600, 000,000. This you should not. allow. You should manufacture your own cotton and be -able to undersell Great Britain in any part of the world. .. "England sends annually $3,000,000 worth of cotton fabrics to Venezuela alone. Now doesn't that make you ashamed? Y'ou shipped to England cot-. ton-seed oil last year valued at $du, 000.000; you let England color it and return it as-- olive. oil and you were charged treble. , "You may think this is a strange wel come. Let me assure yon the State is proud to have you here. We.-love you all. The latch-string is out,"- Mayor Ashbridge took occasion in his address to ask the co-operation of the Southerners and their representatives in Congress .to secure a big appi-opriation for deepening the Delaware river, chan nel. He also assured the delegates from South Carolina that the . liberty bell would be sent 'to the Charleston Expo sition. rJohn E.' Converse; president of. the Baldwin. Locomotive Works, welcomed the delegates , on behalf of Philadelphia nianufacturers. He said. tht Philadel phia " challepged Greater New -York .--to a fair count of factories within the bor ders of each. , , John F. Iewis spoke in behalf of the Trades League. , President Hargrave replied: The Southern States," said Mr. Hargrave, "eontain oncf mirth of the area of the TTnionA'nd the territory has practically as great an agricultural production as the remainder of tne country comomeu. Its capacity in raw material is almost beyond measurement. -This section has 33 per cent of the population of the United States. It raises an or its cot ton" ind cotton-seed and American rice; 80 per cent of its tobacco; contains 65 per cent ; of its timber resources, 30 per cent of its coal area, 20 per- cent of Its- coal production; produce 17y2 per cent of its iron and furnishes 80 per cent of the American pis iron exported; i r ' 1 i ,. - the third largest cane sugar .producing section of the world; contains more coast and river frontage than all the other States; has 30 pec cent of railroad mile age and affords the cheapest lumber building material, lands, cotton, coal and oil and living in the United States." In 'concluding, ' President Hargrave said the South ; possesses everything ex cept adequate "population and finances to forge that section ahead ox the rest of the world. - - . . ; . ' ' : Combine of Plow Makers Chicago, June ll. A combination of plow manufacturers, including all the leading concerns In the west and , many in the east, was formed here last even ing. The company has not been incor porated, but will be witfin a month, 'xue capitalization probably, will be - about $75,000,000 divided " into common and preferred stock, the .proportion likely to be $35,000,000 preferred and $40, 000,000 common. In speaking of the combine one of the. members said : "There will be no raise in -prices, but .u anything, a reduction. Through' co-operation; the expenses of manufacturing plows will be greatly re duced. . Each of .the present work tot the concerns will be operp'Jed and plans will he made to enlarge several of the plants. ; ; .x: .- IBRAHIM ASSASSINATED He was Suitan Over a Million Black Subjects Tript&T-June-ll.ArBarbary telegram says Sultan Ibrahim of Wadal has been assassinated. Wadal is in the Soudan and is gener ally 'conceded ' as ' being reserved to France. It extends from Darfur to Kanem, and, from the French Congo to the Sahara. It has a population of about one million and an area estimated at 150,000 square miles. The Mabas, a Mohammedan negro ace, are the rul ing tribe, but there are also many Arabs. The people profess adherence to the Mahdi-Es-Semussi,"the head of a sect which is. said. to be by far the most pow erful in. Africa. ; A dispatch from Tripoli of February 27 stated that a rebellion had broken out against the. Sultan, owing to many exe cutions. It was also stated that Ahmed, son - of ', the late Sultan r Ali, ' had been proclaimed king of the rebels. Later on it was stated that the Sultan had ap pealed to the .Frenc'r for protection. Federal Court at Charlotte Charlotte, N. C., June 11. Special. At the second day's session of the Fed eral court today J. S. Mayberry was fined five hundred -dollars and sentenced X to twelve months ' imprisonment for..f aili mg to obliterate stamps; - v.-" . , : Samyel Moore was sentenced to fifteen Months imprisonment at Nashville, Ten nessee.' for robbing the mails. . .. " Gus;.Dula got two years in the refor matoryr'and,. was fined ten dollars for passing counterfeit coin; - R.':L. Murohyiffor distilling, was sen tenced to three" months imprisonment and fined two "hundred dollars. The fine was paid and he was'let off. Other minor cases were disposed i ot. - Bad News Confirmed Was'hirigtonl June 11. Official con firmation of the press reports of the en gagement between- United States troops and Filipinos hear Li pa in which two regular army, officers were killed was received at the. War Department today in the. following cablegram from Major General MacArthur at Manila. Morning June 10, Opt. William H. Wilhelm encountered a large force near Lipa'.. Second Lieut. Walter H. Lee, en gineers, Captain Anton " Springer, ' Jr., killed; Capt. Walter H. Wiinelm, Firet Lieutenant. Charles R.: Ramsey seriously wounded; four enlisted men wounded; insurgents dispersed." , : ' - as -J . ; Conventions in Buffalo Buffalo, June 11. Every place that is not a. hotel, is a convention hall in Buf falo now. The eleven newspaper as sociations :were in ' session today , while six hundred representatives of the inde pendent "telephone -assocition discussed Bell method?.. . ' . Kruger Explodes a Rumor ; The Hague, ljupell. Mr. Kruger ha Issued -a statement .to Jtno effect that he knows- n3unf:o2 "the'."peace negotiations alleged- to' be -proceed ing witn the Boer leaders. H.e says "that . if there are anv negotiations on foot it is not through any action of hisT Boet Command o Su r re n d e rs Indon, ; Jupe ll.--:General -Lord Kitchener telegraphs the War Office that VanRennansburgh and his com mando have surrendered at Pietersburg. One hundred armed men have come into the British eainp and more will follow. SAVED FOR THE HANGMAN Four: Btmcombe Burglars Found r . . S . - ' "" "- . - in First Degree Asheville, N. C, June 11 Special. When last wiijter a mob threatened to break the jail here and lynch Johnson and Gates (white) and Mills and Foster (colored), the plea was invoked that the men would get all that was coming to them if the law t was allowed to take its course, the appeal shown to be well founded today when - a jury returned a-verdict' finding them guflty of burglary I n Gold Brick Men Get "Long Term Sentences , SERVES THEM RIGHT - . f - So Says Public Opinion In Greensboro Appeal Taken After the Usual Motions Were Turned Down - Greensboro, N. C, June 11. Special.-c The trial of the gold brick men is no( at an end " until it shall come up i the Supreme Court. Pending that tini the three prisoners, will remain in th( common jail, of Guilford county, pio vided they' do not' furnish, heavy bail The prisoners were sentenced in the Sin perior Court this morning in the pres ence of a very large crowd of people. Judge Council gave "Howard, the miner, and Hawley, the assayer, ten . yeart. each in the State's prisonand Daly, ht Indian, seven years. vThe latter wa given a shorter term because it appear ed that he had been made the scapegoat of the others and for the further rejtsou that he had given no trouble whatever during his confinement in jail. Sherifl Jordan stated in open court that Daley had been perfectly agreeable and obedi ent, never offering to make troubble. . When the prisoners were arraigned in court Mr. Gilmore, one of their attor neys, moved' to set aside the verdict, the motion being denied, t He then mov ed for" a new. trial, the motion being overruled. Judge John Gray Bynunj then moved for .an arrest of judgment. This motion was also denied. Notic of appeal was waived in open court and appeal bond fixed at $50. The attorney! for the defence were given 50 days in,, which to "make up their case, the Stat to have 30 days in which to file an an swer. . - . . ' In making the motion for judgment Solicitor Brooks stated that warrant were here for the arrest of the three defendants on a charge of having swin dled Mr. W. H. Wheeler, of Newberry, S. C and for a similar offence commit-' ted in Iowa. - The prisoners were, aot, perceptibly moved wheD'senrence wais roaonnced , upon them, nor did' thevfJTow- ard and Hawley show1 any considerable feeling.- Wrhen the prisoners were re manded to jail Mrs. Howard threw -hei arms around, her husband's neck r.nrf kissed him several times with a sho of feeling and affection. Hawley di not give his, wife time to, make an? demonstration of affection, but got uj immediately and left the court room n company with a deputy. vThe Afferenef in the bearing between the two men an( their wives has been noticeable through put the trial. While Howard . and hi wife appeared" to be' devoted to; c&c other;, there was the utmost;' coolnesf. and indifference exhibited between Hawj ley and his better half. -In act.lHawle did not appear at all pleased to have his wife with nim. -. : -. .-" - Judge Council has fixed -the bail' bonfl at $5,000 each for Howard and Hav ley and $3,000 for Daley. It . is -goner-ally believed that they, would give i-.thf bonds and skip were it. not for the fact that they-would be? detained on tha other warrants.that are here for, them. The verdict, 'meets- with the general approbation of the public and is about what had been expected. It is generally understood that,.-Daley, who played thf- , role of the Indian, Is not so dangcroui a character as either of the other two, 1 rnc1 Judge Councifs show of mercy ii his behalf is .commenced. Daley wai" evidently the: tool of ' his. confederatei and - had little or nothing to do with planning the crimes committed by them. His part jhras rather to Obey? the, direc tions of the others. "-. ' ' ; t "i . Horse Thief Lynched Memphis, June 11. News : reached here Itoday from HambuTg, Ark;,of the lynching of James Li. MeLaid, a white man, !- wno was itnuer arrest on n charge ' of larceny. The man 'had pre viously served a term in ithe penrtentiarj when arrested for stealing a pony. Monday nigh the people of the Ham burg neghborhood stojrmed ; the v jail fit that point, : secured the" " prisoner and lynched him in the woods, near. by. 'Hia remains were found" dangling, from a limb. The body had been riddled with bullets.. The. scene of the lyaching ,ta off. the . railroad, - and the people of Ah communHty have tried to keep, the affaii secret! . Guilty in the first degree, for which, In Nortl Carolina. . death is the penalty. The quartette's crime wag forcing tat post office at Emma, near here, and com-, pelling Assistant Postmaster Sam Alex ander to open the safe." Alexander shot one of the robberand they aearly killed him. The fonr were captured and the jaH had to be .guarded the next night by . 0x9 sulitia aad civil guards . - . 3 '" A3 .V lis' I it r